New South Wales Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE (AUDIO AND AUDIO VISUAL LINKS) ACT 1998 - SECT 22

22 Regulations and rules of court

(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) A regulation may create an offence punishable by a maximum penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(3) Rules of court may (subject to the regulations) make provision for or with respect to the taking of evidence, or making of submissions, by audio link or audio visual link under this Act.

(4) Without limiting subsections (1) and (3), provision may be made for or with respect to the circumstances in which taking of evidence, or making of submissions, by audio link or audio visual link under this Act may be terminated or interrupted.

(5) Without limiting subsections (1) and (3), provision may be made with respect to factors to be taken into account by a court in determining whether an accused child detainee should appear before the court by audio visual link.